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Color Selected I picked a classy color for my vintage Serotta. Not unique or wild but rather timeless. It is a Silver Pearl by 1 Off . Inspiration could have been this gem. Featured at this slideshow. Here is the historical thread about a very unique bike.

It has got to be 1986 or later This 1985 set of photos of Serotta Catalog show flat crown forks being used, mine is sloping. Seat stays are different. Hmmm 1986 instead? These photos seem to confirm 1986> I do wonder why no model is on the top tube, maybe this was a custom bike? I need to measure the dims real carefully to check if it strays from documented stock sizes.

Columbus SLX and SPX I pulled the BB and checked the down tube, seat tube and chainstays how Dave Moulton recommended. 6 raised spirals. It is a dirty job but now the tubing has been revealed. Check out the vintage Serotta decals on the pearlized white and the ornate lug work. Anyone know what the two tapped holes were used for on the drive side Campagnolo drop out?

Ready to Revive! Now I have to pick paint. Only two colors came to mind Red or White. But a Red and white replica still is gnawing at me. I would love it if I could pull off a Serotta branded 7-11 replica. Here is a early re-badged Murray version for American Flyers movie. Or a later bike for Bob Roll in 1988, or this True Temper version . I am working on a deciding and getting to work on this. Lucky for me I know somebody that does bike refinishing .

Columbus Forcella Originale With the CEL and GINA visible on the old fork sticker the second mystery has been revealed. First we know the frame and fork are original. Secondly, the fork sticker has been decoded. Will the 27.0 seat post reveal anything about the tubing used in this bike? Sheldon Brown had documented Serotta's to take a 27.2 post, but he only had bikes going back to 1994. This bike is 1986ish. Weird... According to Dave Moulton it is time for me to check the bottom bracket shell. Dave Moulton 06-02-07, 07:15 AM Columbus SLX and SPX came out on the mid 1980s, I can’t remember the exact year. It had six raised spiral reinforcements inside the tubes at the butted end of the main tubes. In other words about 4 or 5 inches each end of the top and down tubes and the bottom end only on the seat tube. The chainstays also had the internal spirals at the end nearest the bottom bracket.If you look inside the BB you can see the raised spirals, or you can feel them with your...

Numbers Matching Serotta Serial number match has been confirmed, pulled the fork and viola 51001. Now who can decipher the remnants of the Columbus decal?

Serotta, serial #51001 This is what I know 60cm Serotta with 58cm top tube. Cinelli - Made in Italy, cast BB shell Campagnolo dropouts, 126mm spacing Columbus Tubing, which one? don't know 27.0 seatpost was in seat tube Sloping crown fork, not sure if it is numbers matching yet Cable routing is on top of the BB shell Built with Shimano 600EX -6207 with 6208 shifters and RD, most of which are dated to March 1986 with KC production codes Specialized Bar and Stem Since this bike is my size I decided to test ride it and if all goes well, replace my Fuji and do another Retro-Mod , ala Renaissance Bicycles , with possibly with a 7-11 theme . This bike needs paint and decals bad but I saved it and that makes the rebuild even more fun. My inspiration is a great story I found about another Serotta. If you think you can help me ID this model, tubing and history that would be great. More pics to come once I have it cleaned up.

My Fixie This bike has been featured before, but this is the 2010 version. Updates include: New wheels- White Velocity Fusion rims 28H with Miche Primato rear hub and Edco Racer front hub with SAPIM spokes all around. Selle San Marco Ponza saddle 1-Off colored bar, stem and 46T Chainring External Bottom bracket FSA Gossamer KMC custom assembled chain, leftovers from 09 fixie builds Miche Primato cog carrier, Miche Cog and Miche Lockring

My Rides in 2010 I have been meaning to publish a list of my personal rides to mark a moment in time. Since I love building bikes almost as much as riding my bikes change and morph a lot. So as of this moment. Here is the beginning of a series of what Eric is riding. 1987 Club Fuji Retro Mod classic steel road bike. 61cm frame and fork Original Components include Hatta headset, Nitto stem and B115 bar and yellow accented seat post It looks retro but the drivetrain is mix of modern components. Dura Ace downtube shifters 9spd Dura Ace front derailleur Shimano Ultegra rear derailleur Wipperman Connex 9spd stainless steel chain Campagnolo Cenatur external bottom bracket crankset 53/39 in 175mm Campagnolo Veloce brakeset Campagnolo Daytona pedals I modified the rear wheel to keep the 126mm spacing and still use a 9spd cassette, by replacing the rear axle, installing 8/9 speed cassette body and re-dishing the wheel. But alas this bike may only stay built this way for a...

Check out this Share the Damn Road website . they have some interesting jerseys used to communicate a message to car drivers. It is a novel approach. Will it work? Dunno but I like the 3 Feet version. Which is your fav?

Do you ever enter a contest, get busy and forget all about it? Me too. I entered one from PBK, Pro Bike Kit for a simple T-Shirt design. Who knew, I must have been having a good day or got really lucky. Either way I must have struck a cord with other riders, because I got the second highest number of votes.  My blog comment was turned into this... Podium! Granted I only won a T-shirt, but the feeling was much more valuable. It was like the first time I won back more money than my entry fee at a Cat. 4 criterium. $12 wasn't much, but that day I got paid to ride my bike. Simple things. As for PBK , if you haven't shopped with them yet, let me tell you they are great. They are much better than most of the US online retailers. They can tell you what is in stock before you order and have email notifications for when stuff comes back in stock. Right now they have free US shipping. and their prices are great too. I don't gush over online retailers much, but these guys...

Wheel building with Mavic Tubeless Rims I recently had wheel building request which was new experience for me. I normally do not build UST tubeless rims. All of the wheelbuilding I have done in past were for people that were going to use a Conversion kit, like Stans to ride tubeless. This MTB wheelset was to be a unique blend. Phil Wood MTB hubs in fresh Red Anno Sapim Race double butted spokes in black Sapim 16mm black brass nipples Mavic 819 UST rims black with machined sidewalls Make sure you have the tools you need. The Park Tool-SW13 is a must have. This allows you to get the steel eyelets into the rim and hold the nipples in place. I test fit all the eyelets first then backed them out of the rim to apply 242 Loctite. After that I secured them to the rim with the Park tool. A Mavic tool is also available, but don't bother with the plastic version and best of luck finding it. Now I laced both wheels. The key is having the 16mm nipples that Mavic recommends. This long nipple em...

1982-3 Campagnolo Nuovo Record components I found that I was not willing to experiment with repairing the small amount of frame damage on the Guerciotti. So if you are looking to restore an 80's bike with Campagnolo, I might be able to help. Email Me at mailto:brazen.cycleworks@gmail.com . The List: Rear Derailleur Rear Hub Right Crank with rings and Campy ring bolts, 52/42T Shift levers without pressure washers and screws with yellow pantographed lettering. Brake Calipers set Front and Rear with yellow pantographed lettering. Rear skewer Non Campy parts include: 100mm Cinelli Stem 64-40 Cinelli Criterium bar Mundaliata leather Italia seat